Humat ad-Diyar

Ḥumāt ad-Diyār

English: Guardians of the Homeland
حُمَاةَ الدِّيَارِ
National anthem of Syria[a]
Lyrics	Khalil Mardam Bey, 1936
Music	Mohammed Flayfel, 1936
Adopted	1938
Readopted	1961
Relinquished	1958
Preceded by	Walla Zaman Ya Selahy
Audio sample
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"Ḥumāt ad-Diyār" (Arabic: حُمَاةَ الدِّيَارِ, lit. 'Guardians of the Homeland', Syriac: ܢܛܘܪ̈ܝ ܐܬ݂ܪܘ̈ܬ݂ܐ) is the national anthem of the Syrian Arab Republic, with lyrics written by Khalil Mardam Bey and the music by Mohammed Flayfel, who also composed the national anthem of the Iraq as well as many other Arab folk songs.^[1]

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